This exciting book presents a unique insight into the working process of famed English artist John Constable (1776-1837) through the V&A's unparalleled collection. It presents afresh two of the V&A's most beloved works, the vibrant full-size oil sketches for <I>The Hay Wain</I> and <I>The Leaping Horse,</I> newly photographed since their revelatory cleaning. Both reveal their original colors and tonalities for the first time in living memory, and are presented with a spectacular selection of the artist's small oil sketches, supplemented by an exquisite series of his watercolors and drawings.